Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Malta
Malta: Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages was 60,678 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Malta, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Malta stood at 60,678. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Malta peaked at 60,678 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54,644, in 2013.
That places Malta 28th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 54,644 | — |
| 2014 | 56,862 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 56,807 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 56,833 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56,353 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 57,249 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 57,297 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 57,781 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 58,000 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 58,150 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 59,477 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 60,678 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56,578 | 54,644 | 57,297 | 7 |
| 2020s | 58,817 | 57,781 | 60,678 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 25 Estonia 188,588 compare
- 26 Cyprus 121,826 compare
- 27 Luxembourg 84,902 compare
- 29 Liechtenstein 3,992 compare
More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,666 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 275.01 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,832 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 10.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Malta?
- Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Malta was 60,678 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 60,678 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,644 in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
- Malta ranks 28th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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